Leavitt, Strebeigh: CATALOGUE OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, THE PROPERTY OF MR. EDWARD SAVAGE, NEW YORK, COMPRISING, An Extensive and Valuable Assortment of Miscellaneous Books, many old and valuable Manuscripts and early printed Works, Elzevier, Aldus, &c.; also above, 18690302,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 02, 1869 - March 02, 1869

Page Size: 2885 items in 29 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	Barber (J. W.)	Interesting Events in the History of the United States	New Haven	1829	USD -	Unknown
102	Barca (Calderon de la.)	El Teatro Espanol o' Collecion de Dramas Escogidos	Londres	1821	USD -	Unknown
103	Barclay (R.)	Apology for the Quakers	London	1765	USD -	Unknown
104	Barclay (Sidney)	Personal Recollections of the American Revolution			USD -	Unknown
105	Barker (Jacob), of New Orleans	Barker (Jacob), of New Orleans. Incidents in the Life of, from 1800 to 1855	London		USD -	Unknown
106	Barker (Wm. B.)	Practical (A) Grammar of the Turkish Language	London	1854	USD -	Unknown
107	Barker (Wm. B.)	Reading (A) Book of the Turkish Language	London	1854	USD -	Unknown
108	Barnes (Rev. Albert)	Family Prayers	New York	1855	USD -	Unknown
109	Barnes (Joshua)	Anacreon Teius, Poeta Lyricus	Londini	1734	USD -	Unknown
110	Galliam, Hispaniam e Italiam Observatae	Barreliero (Jacobo). Plantae	Paris	1714	USD -	Unknown
111	Barrett (Solomon Jr.)	Principles of Grammar. A Compen dious Treatise on the Languages, English, Latin, Greek, German, Spanish and French	Cambridge	1865	USD -	Unknown
112	Barrett (Walter, Clerk)	Old Merchants of New York, (The)	New York	1863	USD -	Unknown
113	Barry (Rev. Prof.)	Hand Book of Rhetoric	Dublin	1864	USD -	Unknown
114	Bartlett (Elisha)	Discourse on the Times, Character and Writings of Hippocrates	New York	1852	USD -	Unknown
115	Bartlett (W. H. C.)	Elements of Natural Philosophy	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
116	Barton (B. G.)	Materia Medica, a treatise on	Philadelphia	1812	USD -	Unknown
117		Baptist Magazine			USD -	Unknown
118	Bateman (Mary)	Life (The) and Trial of, of Leeds in Yorkshire	London		USD -	Unknown
119	Bauhino (Johanne and others)	Historia Plantarum Uni ver salis	Ebroduni	1650	USD -	Unknown
120	Baxter (Richd.)	Key for Catholics	London	1839	USD -	Unknown
121	Bayly (Thos. Haynes)	Kindness in Woman, and four others			USD -	Unknown
122	Beames (John)	Brief Review of the Writ Ne Exeat Regno as an Equitable Process	New York	1841	USD -	Unknown
123	Beddon (Thos.)	Observations on the Nature and Cure of Calculus, Sea Scurvy, Consumption and Fever	Philadelphia	1797	USD -	Unknown
124	Beecher (Lyman)	Plea for the West (A)	Cincinnati	1835	USD -	Unknown
125	Beecher (Catherian E.)	Appeal to the People	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown
126	Belfour (John)	Spanish Heroism	London	1809	USD -	Unknown
127	Bell (B.)	Treatise on Gonorrhoea	Albany	1814	USD -	Unknown
128	Bell (Currer)	Villette			USD -	Unknown
129	Bell (Chas.)	Hand (The). Its Mechanical Endowments, etc.			USD -	Unknown
130	Bell (John)	Bell (John). Life, Speeches, etc.	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown
131	Bell (John H.)	Practical Illustrations of the Movements of Hurricanes	Baltimore	1861	USD -	Unknown
132	Bellamy (Jas. W.)	Concordance (A) to the Holy Bible	London	1818	USD -	Unknown
133	Benedict (J.)	Jurisdiction Powers, and Duties of Justices of the Peace	Auburn	1852	USD -	Unknown
134	Bennett (W. C.)	Songs by a Song Writer	London	1859	USD -	Unknown
135	Bennett (James Gordon)	Bennett (James Gordon). Memoirs of, and his Times	New York	1855	USD -	Unknown
136		Bentley's Miscellany			USD -	Unknown
137		Bessie Raymond; or, Incidents Connected with the Civil War in the United States			USD -	Unknown
138		Bibles			USD -	Unknown
139		Bibliotheca Autorum Classicorum, et Graecorum et Latinorum	Berlin	1825	USD -	Unknown
140	Bigelow (J.)	Expositions of Rational Medicine			USD -	Unknown
141	Billault (M.)	"The French in Mexico." Speech (The) of His Excellency M. Billault, delivered in the Corps Legislatif, February 7, 1863	London	1863	USD -	Unknown
142		Biography of Benvenuto Cellini	London		USD -	Unknown
143	Black (A. H.)	Concise (A) Grammar of the Persian Language	London	1857	USD -	Unknown
144	Black (J. M., D.D.)	Lectures on Chemistry	Edinburgh	1769	USD -	Unknown
145	Blakiston (T. H.)	General View of Europe and America	London	1829	USD -	Unknown
146	Blackwall (A.)	Sacred Classics (The), Defended and Illustrated	London	1727	USD -	Unknown
147	Blair (Hugh)	Blair (Hugh). Sermons	New York	1844	USD -	Unknown
148	Blair (Hugh)	Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres	New York	1826	USD -	Unknown
149	Blair (Hugh)	Blair (Hugh) Sermons	London	1781	USD -	Unknown
150	Blair (H.)	Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres	Philadelphia	1858	USD -	Unknown
151	Blair (H.)	Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres	New York	1814	USD -	Unknown
152	Blakeman (Rufus)	Philosophical Essays on Credulity and Superstition	New York	1849	USD -	Unknown
153	Blitz (Signor)	History of Ventriloquism			USD -	Unknown
154		Blue Laws of Connecticut	Hartford	1825	USD -	Unknown
155	Boccaccio (Giovanni)	Decameron di	Milano	1803	USD -	Unknown
156	Boccaccio (Giovanni)	Il Decamerone	Amsterdam	1789	USD -	Unknown
157	Bohn (H. G.)	Pottery and Porcelain	London		USD -	Unknown
158		Bookseller (The). A Handbook for British and Foreign Literature for 1858	London		USD -	Unknown
159	Bonaparte (Lucien, Prince of Canino)	Bonaparte (Lucien, Prince of Canino). Memoirs of	New York	1836	USD -	Unknown
160		Bonaparte, and the French People under his Consulate	New York	1804	USD -	Unknown
161	Bonner (John)	Child's History of the United States	New York	1855	USD -	Unknown
162	Booth (Mary L.)	History of the City of New York			USD -	Unknown
163	Booth (James C.)	Phonographic Instructor	Philadelphia	1849	USD -	Unknown
164	Booth (Junius Brutus, the elder)	Passages, Incidents and Anecdotes in the life of	New York	1866	USD -	Unknown
165	The author of Guy Livingston	Border and Bastile			USD -	Unknown
166		Bornesi Commentatio, etc.			USD -	Unknown
167	Bourgery	Minor Surgery, Treatise on	New York	1834	USD -	Unknown
168	Bouton (J. W.)	Priced Catalogue of a magnificent Private Library	New York	1868	USD -	Unknown
169	Bowen (Eli)	U. S. Post-Office Guide	New York	1851	USD -	Unknown
170	Bowdich (Nath.)	New American Practical Navigator	New York	1821	USD -	Unknown
171	Brace (Chas. L.)	Home Life in Germany	New York	1853	USD -	Unknown
172	Bradford (A. W.)	Priced Catalogue of the Library of			USD -	Unknown
173	Bradstreet (J. M. & Co.)	Gazetteer of the Manufacturers and manufacturing Towns in the United States		1866	USD -	Unknown
174	Brady (Win., Sailing-master)	Kedge Anchor; or, Yohng Sailor's Assistant	New York	1854	USD -	Unknown
175	Brande (Wm. T.)	Manual of Chemistry	London	1821	USD -	Unknown
176	Wm. L. Stone	Brant (Joseph). Life of. Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution	Albany	1864	USD -	Unknown
177	Braun (Rev. Henry A.)	Curious Questions	Newark	1866	USD -	Unknown
178	Brenan (Rev. M. J.)	Ecclesiastical History of Ireland	Dublin	1864	USD -	Unknown
179	Bridgman (T.)	Florist's Guide (The)	New York	1840	USD -	Unknown
180	Bridgman (T.)	American Kitchen Gardener	New York	1767	USD -	Unknown
181	Briggs (Chas. F.)	The Story of the Telegraph			USD -	Unknown
182	Briggs (Chas. F.) and Augustus Maverick	Story of the Telegraph	New York	1868	USD -	Unknown
183		British Cabinet (The) of 1853	Phila.	1853	USD -	Unknown
184	Brittan (Rev. Z.)	Modern Antichrist	New York	1847	USD -	Unknown
185	Brittan (S. B.)	Man and his Relations	New York	1865	USD -	Unknown
186	E. C. Gaskell	Bronte (Charlotte). Life of	New York	1857	USD -	Unknown
187	Brookes (A. C.)	Viri Americae	New York	1864	USD -	Unknown
188	Brougham (Henry Lord)	Sketches of Public Characters, Discourses and Essays	Phila.	1839	USD -	Unknown
189	Brougham (Henry Lord)	Historical Sketches of Statesmen whe flourished in the time of George III	Phila.	1839	USD -	Unknown
190	Brown (John)	Posthumous Works of the late	Perth	1839	USD -	Unknown
191	Brown (John)	Christian Journal	Phila.	1796	USD -	Unknown
192	Brown (John, Esq.)	Trial of Major----, of His Majesty's 67th or South Hampshire Regiment of Foot	London	1788	USD -	Unknown
193	Brown (Hugh Stowell)	Twelve Lectures to the men of Liverpool	Liverpool	1858	USD -	Unknown
194	Brown (Wm.)	New Zealand and its Aborigines	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
195	Brown (R. W.)	History of Greek Classical Literature	Philadelphia	1857	USD -	Unknown
196	Brownlow (W. G.)	Rise and Progression of Secession			USD -	Unknown
197	Bruce (Peter Henry, Esq.)	Memoirs of a Military Officer in the Services of Russia, Prussia and Great Britain	London	1782	USD -	Unknown
198	Brunet (J. C.)	Manuel du Libraire	Paris	1820	USD -	Unknown
199		Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Law for Business Men	New York	1865	USD -	Unknown
200	Buccarelli (Gio. Batta)	Il Morale Instructor	London	1788	USD -	Unknown

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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